menthol for riding in the heat?

[theStig]

With summer coming, i've been looking at the Sis turbo+ gels (currently out of stock) which claims that adding menthol will reduce the perceived effects of heat by approx 5%.

https://www.scienceinsport.com/us/shop- ... els-6-pack

there was an article on Nature that talkes about applying menthol to control perceived heat during exercise..
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-70499-9

I'm considering finding some bulk menthol extract and adding it to my bottles. I always did like minty water. Apparently, there iis also an amount of menthol that becomes toxic depending on body weight.

Has anyone looked into this?

[usr]

Judging by Moroccan tea habits you might be on to something.

Personally I'm too much of a sucker for that piss-warm plasticcy taste of stale water towards the end of a long summer ride because those are the moments when I cherished a beverage the most. How could I not love it?

[synchronicity]

Not menthol, but I once added glycerol into my drinks because I read in some magazine that it improves performance... never again!

Probably the best thing would be to get used to cycling in hot weather.
I used to go out training right in the middle afternoon part of the day when it was like 43°C.
People thought I was crazy.

What temperatures are you expecting to encounter?

[theStig]

Not menthol, but I once added glycerol into my drinks because I read in some magazine that it improves performance... never again!

Probably the best thing would be to get used to cycling in hot weather.
I used to go out training right in the middle afternoon part of the day when it was like 43°C.
People thought I was crazy.

What temperatures are you expecting to encounter?

Thats what I do in the summer, head out around 3pm with sun sleeves on. 105-110F usually. When I'm alone I can manage the pace well enough that I don't suffer too much with adequate hydration... but sometimes in group rides there's always the odd enthusiast that pushes the pace too fast and too long.

[Butcher]

And I thought this was a thread about cigarettes.....

[ms6073]

head out around 3pm with sun sleeves on. 105-110F usually.

That is not really an option for those of us in areas with really high humidity as there is little to next to eno vaporative cooling especially with a hot southerly breeze, hence for many the sun sleeves simply become saturated with sweat.

[3phase]

Menthol? nah, we don't need them Menthols here in South East Asia 35-42C @ 90-95% Humidity

Just train for the heat